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October 13, 2026 — 4 min read
Acronis Cloud Storage adds a recovery warranty
October 13, 2026 — 4 min read
Acronis Cloud Storage adds a recovery warranty
Secure, scalable cloud storage with a recovery commitment backed by Acronis. The Anti-Ransomware Recovery Warranty that helps MSPs make recovery a visible part of the service they deliver.
May 16, 2023 — 11 min read
What is a Managed Service Provider (MSP)?
May 16, 2023 — 11 min read
What is a Managed Service Provider (MSP)?
Managed service providers (MSP) are businesses that offer multiple, managed, information technology (IT) services to other businesses. MSPs today largely deliver their services remotely, over a network, although they may maintain other revenue streams that require onsite support.
May 16, 2023 — 10 min read
How to Deploy a Remote Backup Server: A Simple Guide to Effective Backup
May 16, 2023 — 10 min read
How to Deploy a Remote Backup Server: A Simple Guide to Effective Backup
Backup today is a lifeline to the future for small, medium, and enterprise organizations alike. That’s because data is the world’s most valuable resource (more so than oil, according to The Economist) and you have to protect it. With a backup solution in place, businesses can keep running.
May 16, 2023 — 11 min read
Using telnet to Test Open Ports
May 16, 2023 — 11 min read
Using telnet to Test Open Ports
When it comes to checking if a network port is opened or closed on a remote computer, there's no easier way than to use telnet. Ports left open for no reason are a security risk that malicious programs and viruses can exploit.
May 15, 2023 — 6 min read
Essential components for robust ransomware protection in the modern age
May 15, 2023 — 6 min read
Essential components for robust ransomware protection in the modern age
SMBs are facing new, more sophisticated attacks on business continuity and critical data as ransomware continues to surge. No one can hire enough quality cybersecurity and IT operations talent and the adversarial ChatGPT is here, enabling cybercriminals to write perfect phishing emails. But managed service providers can help by developing anti-ransomware services using an MSP-optimized cyber protection platform.
May 15, 2023 — 4 min read
Can your SMB clients afford ransomware protection?
May 15, 2023 — 4 min read
Can your SMB clients afford ransomware protection?
There was a time when SMBs were not a priority target for cybercriminals. But today, with cybercriminals using AI, ML and automation, the move to remote work and the growth of endpoints, cybercriminals are targeting SMBs either directly or through supply-chain attacks. Sadly, SMBs have neither the budget nor staff to handle cybersecurity inhouse. But MSPs can help by offering SMBs data protection services that are affordable.
May 15, 2023 — 26 min read
How to Recover Unsaved/Deleted Word Document?
May 15, 2023 — 26 min read
How to Recover Unsaved/Deleted Word Document?
There are few experiences as universally familiar as losing a Word document. Everyone from high schoolers with Catcher in the Rye book reports to business executives with quarterly earnings knows the panic of their work disappearing when it’s just a few crossed-t’s away from being completed.
May 11, 2023 — 6 min read
How to protect your business’s Microsoft 365 data?
May 11, 2023 — 6 min read
How to protect your business’s Microsoft 365 data?
As small to midmarket businesses increasingly rely on Microsoft 365 to digitize their operations, the responsibility of protecting that data falls on their IT operations (ITOps) professionals. These employees must take action to protect their business against cyberthreats or any incidents leading to data loss. One best practice in this regard is the use of dedicated M365 third-party backup tools.
May 10, 2023 — 3 min read
Best practices for verifying and validating your backups
May 10, 2023 — 3 min read
Best practices for verifying and validating your backups
Many IT teams and companies think they’re successfully backing up their data and applications, only to have unpleasant surprises in the case of a malware attack, outage or other event. To overcome these challenges, you need to make sure you’re verifying that your backups are working exactly how you think they should.
May 08, 2023 — 3 min read
Three exceptional Acronis women recognized on CRN’s 2023 Women of the Channel list
May 08, 2023 — 3 min read
Three exceptional Acronis women recognized on CRN’s 2023 Women of the Channel list
Every year, the CRN Women of the Channel list recognizes extraordinary women making strides in their industries through thought leadership, strategic vision and channel advocacy that directly impacts the growth of the channel. Acronis is honored to have three women chosen for this award, and want to applaud them for helping Acronis achieve the strong relationships with our partners we proudly hold.
April 29, 2023 — 22 min read
Ultimate Guide to Managed Cloud Backup
April 29, 2023 — 22 min read
Ultimate Guide to Managed Cloud Backup
Cloud backup enables data, systems, and applications on an organization's servers to be backed up and stored offsite, remotely in a data center or “the cloud”. This approach is part of the ideal 3-2-1 rule of backup: creating three copies of your data, storing (at least) two copies on different types of media, and ensuring one of these copies is stored offsite
April 04, 2023 — 3 min read
The critical importance of creating secure passwords
April 04, 2023 — 3 min read
The critical importance of creating secure passwords
In additional recognition of last week’s Acronis’ Cyber Protection Week, this blog will touch upon passwords, and in particular, how to create secure passwords for all your accounts and keep them safe from unwanted parties.
March 31, 2023 — 5 min read
What’s new in Acronis Cyber Platform – March 2023
March 31, 2023 — 5 min read
What’s new in Acronis Cyber Platform – March 2023
This month, we are proud to announce that Acronis Cyber Platform has been enhanced with a range of new features in release 23.03, aimed at improving the overall security of your clients’ organization, streamlining your operations and staying one step ahead of cybercriminals. Our team has been hard at work on these new features, and we're confident that they will further strengthen our position as a cybersecurity leader.